When not on the march, pioneers paraded together, drawn up on the right of the line. They also marched at the front of the regiment. The white apron was not practical, confined to ceremonial occasions, normally a brown leather apron was worn for work. The tools carried, a spear-headed axe, and a billhook, were symbolic and carried instead of a musket. His black waist-belt has a pouch on the front but would not be used for ammunition, and there was no bayonet worn.
The back view shows the plaid hanging from the left shoulder with a green cord and green rosette. The detail of the coat-tails shows embroidered grenade badges on the white turn-backs which must have been worn by all the pioneers, not just those allocated to the Grenadier Company. The false pocket flaps are embellished with white button-hole loops and white metal buttons. These studies are copies by CCP Lawson from Raffet originals sketched at Gibraltar in 1847.
